GRE Word List
JURIDICAL
of the law and its administration; CF. judicial: of courts of law; CF. judiciary
The meaning of the word juridical is of the law and its administration; CF. judicial: of courts of law; CF. judiciary.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| debilitate | weaken (esp. through heat, hunger, illness); enfeeble |
| salvage | rescue (goods or property) from loss; N: saving; property saved |
| shrewd | clever; astute |
| entail | make necessary; require; necessitate; involve; limit the inheritance of (property) to a specified succession of heirs; Ex. entail A on/upon B |
| vain | full of self-admiration; conceited; without result; unsuccessful; N. vanity |
| acrid | bitter (to the taste or smell); sharp; bitterly pungent |
| chimerical | fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; N. chimera: unreal fancy; fire-breathing female creature |
| annihilate | destroy |
| provenance | place of origin; origin or source of something; Ex. Gunpowder is of Chinese provenance; CF. come |
| circumscribe | limit; confine; draw a line around |
